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Turn Left at Orion

Guy Consolmagno & Dan M. Davis · 2019

If you buy one book with your first telescope, make it this one. The definitive visual guide for star-hopping with a small telescope. Step-by-step charts and descriptions for over 100 of the finest objects in the night sky. The most recommended beginner observing guide ever written.

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Specialized references for catalog-deep observers and imagers.

Advanced

Astronomical Image Processing with Python

Berry & Burnell

Advanced guide to calibration, stacking, and processing astronomical images using Python. Covers bias, dark, flat correction, drizzle integration, and deconvolution.

2020View →

Advanced

Star Clusters

Brent Archinal & Steven Hynes

The definitive reference catalogue for visual and photographic observers of star clusters. Covers open, globular, and OB associations with finder charts and observing notes.

2003View →

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